Vinegar

Acetic acid bacteria use oxygen to transform alcohol into acetic acid. That makes vinegar production different from a vegetable ferment kept below brine. NC State Extension: Vinegar making

Making vinegar and using vinegar to pickle vegetables are separate processes. Home-made vinegar has an uncertain acidity; use the vinegar specified in a tested canning recipe. NCHFP: General information on pickling

Making vinegar or using it?

Those are two different projects. Our fermentation and pickling comparison is a useful place to separate them.